Oh. My. God.
Bill Murray is staying in the Hilton KL.
I was just in a lift with Bill Murray.
Oh. My. God.
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About this blog
It's over.
Ah... Do you want to know a bit more?
This blog was set up to chart my experience singing in Malaysia for two months (see below for the original 'About this blog' blurb) - and is over until the next time I do a stint in Asia, at least. At which point, I'll probably return to this page, slap a big '2' next to the words 'Lost In Transposition', and start blogging every day, all over again. In the meantime, I'll be writing weekly posts about life, the universe and jazz music over at the 'Blog' section of andreamann.com. Which is my main website, and where no pictures of my bottom exist.
My name is Andrea Mann and I'm a jazz singer and a freelance journalist. I live alone in London, England... except for February and March this year, when I'll be living in with approximately 300 other people in a hotel in Penang, Malaysia.
It's a five-star hotel with a pool, a spa and a jazz lounge. I'll be singing six nights a week in this jazz lounge, and the agent says I'll "be treated like a local celebrity". I'm imagining my experience might turn out to be a little like Lost In Translation. Hence the title. And the bottom.
This is going to be my blog about my adventures out there. I apologise in advance for making you click on my bottom to get to the homepage. Past posts
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April 1st, 2008 at 5.02am
Andrea …. did you speak? Do you have his room number? Could you put a card under the door with your blog URL on it? Could you? It would be a fantastic conclusion to the cycle. At least leave him a message at reception.
Brilliant coincidence. Actually I don’t believe in such things. I think that if you’ve made the rigt choices in life, then life seems to take its own route - one that adds up at times.
April 1st, 2008 at 5.04am
Rachel - I feel terrible for saying it, given your enthusiasm, but…
April Fool!!
April 1st, 2008 at 5.04am
PS. I’m good, aren’t I?!
April 1st, 2008 at 5.09am
I was just about to ask. Given that it’s not 1st April here not on my thoughts. See, we take your writings as lore.
Then I read last blogsubmission and date and saw that you are in Fools Day. Took a while but my brain did ponder and I was just returning here to ask - and here I am. Shownussbalownuss. As us Bristolians say.
Sounds like a good night out you had. Envy.
You could well meet whatsherface from the film in Londinium though. Comparing bums. In a posh frock shop.
xx
April 1st, 2008 at 5.19am
haha. you never know. in some ways, selling the film rights to her about this would be just perfect (she’s apparently quite the singer).
and you’re right.. for it to be the first of April here, yet 31st March back home, is a little sneaky..
when are you off to *your*sunnier climes? are you having a leaving drinks? I did for two months.. so I think it’s the least you can do, frankly.
xx
April 1st, 2008 at 6.53am
God Andrea, you’re good.
April 1st, 2008 at 6.54am
I know, Charlotte.. it’s frightening
April 1st, 2008 at 3.48pm
I was possibly fished in too for a couple of minutes. With all the Lost in Translation parallels that would ‘of’ (using the new natural vernacular
) been the spookiest thing ever if it were true.
Have a good flight back. I flew back from Oz once via KL and it were a right long way from KL to Heathrow. It’s almost like the earth revolves away from the plane to make it take off as there’s so much fuel on there.
April 1st, 2008 at 5.20pm
Andrea … How will I leave? Let me count the stages. On 13th April I’m celebrating Hugh’s brief homecoming and my 38th in Nottingham to which you are most welcome should you want to come. I’m leaving ‘work’ on 30th June. Deliberate use of ‘ ‘ there (I spend more time reading and writing on this). Therefore more sparkles opportunities. Then there’s another little life change due at the end of Julyish
- more champagne - before the off at some point mid August and therefore final imbibements*.
I am still thinking of a name for a blog. I won’t have my bottom up there (wouldn’t fit). I’m also hoping for an Arab audience and mustn’t alert the censors. The name could possibly combine a Lawrencian angle, a Porterhouse Blues academic feel and the bureaucracy of the French Embassy in Cairo or the EU Office in India. The place I’m going to in the UAE means ‘eye’ or ‘oasis’, is known as the Garden City and is on the edge of the Empty Quarter.
*Our neighbours in UAE are from Middlesborough. There’s an off licence over the road. Our South African and New Zealand friends are not noted for their sobriety. I may find myself enjoying something sparkling on arrival too. Saudi it ain’t.
I guess that right now you are in the departure lounge. Bon voyage!
April 1st, 2008 at 6.52pm
Rachel re Blog name: how about Operation Desert Storm?
April 1st, 2008 at 8.45pm
Considering I’ll be working with Iraqis, probably not the best choice. The only Operations I’ll hear about will be Hugh’s stories from the hospital. I’ll need cunning and stealth with those wiley academics though. And patience. Hmmm although like ODS, I don’t have an exit plan.
April 1st, 2008 at 10.05pm
wait, wait wait!! what’s due at the end of Julyish, Rachel?!?
April 1st, 2008 at 10.09pm
and PS - thanks for the invite on the 13th, but I’m off down to a wedding in Dartmouth on the 14th (Becky, who did German and Spanish - remember her?). so won’t be able to make it :-(.
I’ll get my thinking cap on re. a blog title..
April 1st, 2008 at 10.17pm
Have a good party! Can’t place Becky.
Not a baby
April 1st, 2008 at 10.25pm
yes, I figured you probably weren’t pregnant due to all the references to booze. and ‘Julyish’ sounded a little vague for a wedding. hopefully I will be able to make your July party, then.
January 13th, 2011 at 7.19pm
Awesome post over again! Thanks;)
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